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Tories rocked by sleaze as campaign director leaves over gambling scandal

COLLAPSING Conservatives lost their campaign director today as the party was rocked by a fresh row over insider betting on the election date.
Tony Lee was forced to take leave of absence from the campaign as the suspension of his wife, Tory candidate Laura Saunders, was called for by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.
The Gambling Commission is reported to be looking into bets placed on the timing of the election. Another Tory candidate who worked in Downing Street, Craig Williams, has already apologised for wagering on a July election in the days before PM Rishi Sunak called the snap poll.
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